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13 “No servant can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth!”

The Law and the Kingdom of God(A)

14 Now the Pharisees, who love money, had been listening to all this and began to ridicule Jesus.[a] 15 So he told them, “You try to justify yourselves in front of people, but God knows your hearts, because what is highly valued by people is detestable to God.

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  1. Luke 16:14 Lit. him

13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”(A)

14 The Pharisees, who loved money,(B) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.(C) 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(D) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(E) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

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